Viking halls in Borre and the distribution of power in Viking Norway

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Viking halls in Borre and the distribution of power in Viking Norway

Author: * Svava Sigurdsson - 2 Posts on this thread out of 25 Posts sitewide.
Date: Dec 11, 2007 - 15:49

The discovery of two massive Viking halls in Borre in Vestfold County gives archeologists reason to reassess the distribution of power in Viking Norway.

The size of the halls suggest that Borre was more than just a burial place, and may have been a true royal power center in Viking times. According to the archeologists historians must now reassess the role of Kaupang as the seat of power around that time now that another such center has been found further north.

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